Missouri appellate courts dealt more than one blow to businesses in 2014 with an onslaught of rulings that can be construed as pro-consumer or pro-employee.

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When a decision announces a new standard that aligns related areas of law while overturning 30 years of precedent, it’s an easy contender for biggest case of 2014, even at the halfway point.

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After a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling, a potential class action lawsuit over insurance liens is heading forward in St. Louis County Circuit Court — unless the U.S. Supreme Court decides to have a say.

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An insurance-stacking case that split the Court of Appeals Western District is now under consideration in the Missouri Supreme Court.

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to review a case of alleged perjury after the appellate panel issued a splintered ruling.

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A lawsuit over a state fund that supplements deputy sheriff salaries is going forward, though in diminished form.

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A man who was stabbed near a St. Louis gas station is heading for a new trial in September, after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled in January that a key defense witness lied during his first trial. (Part of 2014 Major Opinions)

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A potential class action lawsuit against a Kansas City-area car dealer is proceeding after an appeals court ruled that the case couldn’t go to arbitration because of a mistaken name in a sales document.

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